USA Men’s Hockey: Is Dan Bylsma to Blame for Disappointing Finish? T.J. McAloon | February 22, 2014 The fall of the USA Men’s Hockey team was a disappointment to everyone involved. It was a “collapse” as defenseman Ryan Sutter put it, a “failure to show up” as…
Why Team Canada Beat Team USA Sean Sarcu | February 21, 2014 When the dust settled, it was Team Canada moving on to face Sweden in the gold medal game, having edged the Americans 1-0 in the highly-anticipated semifinal matchup. The score…
Anton Belov and the Defence of Team Russia Marcy Di Michele | February 20, 2014 When penning a post-mortem of Russia’s painful exit from the Olympic games, you could point to any one of the main issues that plagued the team: underperforming stars, questionable systematic…
Will Underdog Status Be An Advantage For Team Canada? Derek Neumeier | February 20, 2014 If you’re the American hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, you’re probably feeling pretty good right now. After all, the USA breezed through the preliminary round with relative…
Predicting Every Olympic Nation’s Future Face Franklin Steele | February 19, 2014 The Winter Olympics aren’t usually the time for breakout performances from young players. Given the best-on-best format and the size of the stage, it’s rare to see a teen or…
The Two-Headed Monster: How Halak Could React to Olympic Disappointment Jeff Ponder | February 19, 2014 Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock with your ears plugged tightly, you know about the struggles for Team Slovakia in the 2014 Winter Games. It all came to an…
The Five Biggest Surprises in Sochi Bill Schoeninger | February 17, 2014 With group play in Men’s Hockey wrapping up Sunday, the 2014 Olympics will be moving on to the knockout round starting Tuesday. Despite the early start times for those of…
Men’s Olympic Hockey: 3 Disappointments From Pool Play T.J. McAloon | February 17, 2014 The Men’s Olympic Hockey Tournament has been going on smoothly through pool play. Team U.S.A and Sweden have separated themselves from the rest of the nations as the best teams.…
Olympic Women’s Hockey: Previewing the Semifinals Gabriella Fundaro | February 16, 2014 On Saturday, both Sweden and Switzerland won their quarterfinal match-ups to advance to the semifinals of the Olympic women’s hockey tournament. On Monday, the United States will face off against…
Why Team USA Will Win Olympic Gold Sean Sarcu | February 16, 2014 For all the bitterness thrown toward GM David Poile and the rest of Team USA hockey’s management team, something Poile said during the roster discussions has proven to be remarkably —…
Why Zach Parise is the Villain in the United States vs Russia Match-Up Leo Scaglione Jr. | February 14, 2014 On Saturday morning when the United States Men’s Olympic hockey team steps onto the ice to battle the hosts, Russia, there will be a great amount of tension and pride…
The Olympic Dilemma Sean Sarcu | February 13, 2014 As Olympic hockey in Sochi rages on in the present, a familiar dark cloud hangs over the sport’s international future. The NHL is once again weighing whether or not to…
